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Seems to me like you would be better served with some bottom airflow. Maybe a simple gutter shaped square of aluminum that would space the egg off the carrier bottom. Work kinda how a pizza stone needs an air gap off the plate setter. Maybe add 4 feet to the very bottom of the carrier. Or glue 4 squares of that silicone pad to the bottom. Then you would have 2 air gaps.I_____________l <-- like this, but flipped upside down.

What if you line it with several strips of high heat gasket material... perhaps stacked on itself to make it higher. Not sure it would stick stacked on itself, but maybe rutland material would with the perpetex or whatever you adhere it with.

Cool, Mickey, that's just what I'm doing. Mini on four feet, sitting on a 1/2 inch silicone pad, in the Carten. At our Seaside place, where we are now, I just use it on a small wooden table. No temp problems, works just great. No camera here, so I can't show it.

What if you line it with several strips of high heat gasket material... perhaps stacked on itself to make it higher. Not sure it would stick stacked on itself, but maybe rutland material would with the perpetex or whatever you adhere it with.

Ooh! or maybe 2-4 strips of thick aluminum flat or better yet, rectangular box tubing across the
bottom to raise it up and provide an air gap. cut to length with
hacksaw--glue down with high temp silicone. Then add 4 feet on the very bottom. Paint it all red with a big white "N" on the front. Go Huskers!

Cool, Mickey, that's just what I'm doing. Mini on four feet, sitting on a 1/2 inch silicone pad, in the Carten. At our Seaside place, where we are now, I just use it on a small wooden table. No temp problems, works just great. No camera here, so I can't show it.

John I think I am there. To travel just pull out the feet and setting of the two sheets of high priced silicone should be fine. Then replace feet and set it on anything. Getting wrist operated on the 2nd and will be at Seaside (FL) on the 13th so don't need to be hauling around the large will take the Mini for 6 of us.

Joan thanks for the idea.

Salado TX Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max (I'm good for now).

I cook on mine directly on a portable plastic table and when traveling with it I cook on a cooler lid and have had no issues with heat. The mini spent 4 hours at a braves game at 400 plus degrees cooking on my cooler and it was warm to the touch but not hot enough to do any damage. I did the shoulder below for 7 hours at 300 plus range and it sat directly on the plastic. Also seared the pork chops directly on the plastic and no issues. I used to put 4 feet under the carten but don't even bother with that anymore.

@ Lit I am sure you are correct. I just didn't like what felt hot to me on the bottom of the alum. setting on wood. So I thought I would try a simple fix. But seems simple fixes cost a lot of money and don't fix crap....

Salado TX Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max (I'm good for now).